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Results:

Intraoperative Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) value was lower in Group S, whereas the 6 th-h VAS value was lower in Group ESP (P< 0.05). There was no significant difference between the VAS values at hour 12 and 24 (P> 0.05). Reaching post-anaesthesia discharge criteria 9 and time to mobilisation and oral feeding was shorter in Group ESP, whereas post-procedure waiting time was shorter in Group S (P< 0.05). While the need for post-operative analgesics was higher in Group S (P< 0.05), there was a high level of patient satisfaction in Group ESP (P= 0.05). Intraoperative midazolam requirement was lower in Group S, post-operative diclofenac requirement was lower in Group ESP (P< 0.05), post-operative urinary retention and tremor were higher in Group S (P= 0.05).

Conclusion:

ESP block provides adequate surgical anaesthesia compared to SA (non-inferiority) for inguinal hernia repair. It is associated …